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| Foster Wheeler to supply CFB technology in China Foster Wheeler Ltd. announced that its subsidiary Foster Wheeler North America Corp., a unit of the Global Power Group, has entered into a fifteen-year agreement with Wuxi Huaguang Boiler Co., Ltd. ("Wuxi") to provide a technology license for subcritical pressure circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) steam generators to be sold in China. The agreement also contemplates Foster Wheeler utilizing Wuxi as a major supplier for projects located outside of China. With installed capacity exceeding 13,500 electric megawatts (MWe) worldwide, Foster Wheeler's state-of-the-art CFB technology and overall steam generator design "know-how" offers China's growing power market a proven and cost-effective solution for the control of pollutant emissions in medium-to-large scale utility-size steam generators. Wuxi Huaguang Boiler is a recognized presence in the power industry in China, having placed over 32,000 MWe of capacity in service over the last ten years. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |